| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Buono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Kern (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Edie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Gunn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Grado (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | William Gunn inbounds the ball | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie hits a jumper in the paint | 31-52 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis lays it up and in | 33-52 |
| 19:11 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams misses short on a floater in the paint | 33-52 |
| 19:09 | Western Michigan | William Gunn grabs the offensive board | 33-52 |
| 18:51 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Preston Bryan | 35-52 |
| 18:35 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Alexander Williams | 35-54 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Xavier Vasquez - foul #2 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #1 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG), Raymond Dixon (PF) Alexander Williams, Alvin Edie, Dale Grado | |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan (PF) Robert McGinnis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan is whistled for traveling | 37-54 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Tim Cowherd picks off the pass by Jerry Zavacky | 37-54 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd is hacked by William Gunn - foul #4 on William Gunn, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (PG), Donald Weller (SF), Dale Grado (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Jerry Zavacky, William Gunn, Raymond Dixon, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan scores on a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Paul Boyd - foul #1 on Paul Boyd, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG) Thomas Click | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Robert McGinnis (PF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, Preston Bryan, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 40-54 |
| 16:17 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 15:56 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-54 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Simon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Garrison (fairly fresh) PF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Kern (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Edie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Weller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dale Grado (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Williams - foul #1 on Alexander Williams, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Thomas Click, James Simon, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG), Raymond Dixon (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Alexander Williams, Dale Grado, Paul Boyd | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo (SF) Donald Weller | |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd jams the wide open dunk | 42-54 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Alvin Edie, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG) Alvin Edie | |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Zavacky - foul #4 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (SG) James Simon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Dale Grado (PF) Jerry Zavacky, Raymond Dixon | |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | John Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado is fouled on the floor by Donald Garrison - foul #3 on Donald Garrison, team foul #1 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Tim Cowherd (C) John Cherry, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Weller (SF), Paul Boyd (C) Gabriel Gallo, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Marcus Kern (C) Thomas Click, James Simon, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SG) Scott Lopiccolo | |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern loses the ball out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Tim Cowherd (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Weller | 42-57 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | James Simon buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Tim Cowherd - foul #2 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #2 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF), Marcus Kern (C) Thomas Click, James Simon, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG), Raymond Dixon (PF) Alvin Edie, Dale Grado | |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | John Cherry drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Garrison | 48-59 |
| 13:15 | Western Michigan | John Cherry takes the ball from Alexander Williams | 48-59 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono hits the finger roll set up by John Cherry | 50-59 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alexander Williams | 50-62 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | John Cherry comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison snags the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Preston Bryan - foul #3 on Preston Bryan, team foul #3 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Alvin Edie (SG), Dale Grado (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Alexander Williams, Gabriel Gallo, Raymond Dixon, Paul Boyd | |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison's pass is intercepted by Jerry Zavacky in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| 11:57 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Zavacky | 50-65 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Alvin Edie steals it from Robert McGinnis | 50-65 |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie dunks the ball | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Simon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Garrison (tired) 3 pf. PF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alvin Edie (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Weller (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dale Grado (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG) Thomas Click | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Gunn (SF) Donald Weller | |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | William Gunn blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert McGinnis - foul #2 on Robert McGinnis, team foul #4 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG) John Cherry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | William Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | William Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd scores on a jumper in the paint | 52-67 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Click - foul #3 on Thomas Click, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF), Marcus Kern (C) Thomas Click, James Simon, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Jerry Zavacky steals the ball from Preston Bryan in the backcourt | 52-67 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | William Gunn banks in the layup set up by Jerry Zavacky | 52-69 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cherry and the foul's on Alvin Edie - foul #4 on Alvin Edie, team foul #7 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo (SG), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Jerry Zavacky, Dale Grado | |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo's pass is intercepted by Robert McGinnis | 55-69 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | John Cherry is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Cherry, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Preston Bryan (PF), Marcus Kern (C) Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG), Raymond Dixon (PF) Alvin Edie, Scott Lopiccolo, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-69 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 55-69 |
| 09:46 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-69 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Jerry Zavacky picks off the pass by James Simon in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky slams it home | 55-71 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | John Cherry is fouled on the floor by William Gunn - foul #5 on William Gunn, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) James Simon, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Alvin Edie (SG), Scott Lopiccolo (SF), Dale Grado (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Jerry Zavacky, Gabriel Gallo, William Gunn, Raymond Dixon, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | John Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | John Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alexander Williams | 57-74 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd misses the tip | 57-74 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono tips it but misses | 57-74 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd tips it home | 59-74 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Grado | 59-77 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Cherry | 61-77 |
| 07:48 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams clanks a shot from the free throw line | 61-77 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tim Cowherd | 61-77 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Buono (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Garrison (very tired) 3 pf. PF - Robert McGinnis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Edie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Scott Lopiccolo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dale Grado (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ignacio Castellanos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | John Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-77 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono grabs the offensive board | 61-77 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses long on an open floater from the right side | 61-77 |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Cherry - foul #4 on John Cherry, team foul #7 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Preston Bryan (PF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG), Donald Weller (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Alexander Williams, Scott Lopiccolo, Dale Grado, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-79 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie grabs the board | 61-79 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie is hacked by Donald Garrison - foul #4 on Donald Garrison, team foul #8 | 61-79 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | James Simon is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Edie - foul #5 on Alvin Edie, team foul #9 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG) Alvin Edie | |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller is denied on a layup by Preston Bryan | 63-81 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan snags the defensive board | 63-81 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-81 |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon pulls down the rebound | 63-81 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-81 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the offensive board | 63-81 |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-81 |
| 05:31 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo is hacked by Preston Bryan - foul #4 on Preston Bryan, team foul #9 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Thomas Click, James Simon, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dale Grado (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Raymond Dixon, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 63-82 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-83 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Buono | 65-83 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Garrison - foul #5 on Donald Garrison, team foul #10 | 65-83 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan (PF) Donald Garrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG) Jerry Zavacky | |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado makes the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado makes the 2nd free throw | 65-85 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Alexander Williams steals the ball from Robert McGinnis | 65-85 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Cherry - foul #5 on John Cherry, team foul #11 | 65-85 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-86 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-87 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | James Simon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-87 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern can't tip it in | 65-87 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan hits the follow up shot | 67-87 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-87 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd (C) Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo (SF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Donald Weller, Paul Boyd | |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-87 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado tips it home | 67-89 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - James Simon (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert McGinnis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Tim Cowherd (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Scott Lopiccolo (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dale Grado (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd makes the shot from the left side | 69-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-89 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tim Cowherd | 69-89 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Click | 71-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 71-89 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis snags the defensive board | 71-89 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Williams - foul #2 on Alexander Williams, team foul #10 | 71-89 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG), Marcus Kern (C) James Simon, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Donald Weller (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, Scott Lopiccolo, Dale Grado, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click makes the 1st free throw | 72-89 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click makes the 2nd free throw | 73-89 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Click - foul #4 on Thomas Click, team foul #12 | 73-89 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dale Grado (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Raymond Dixon, Paul Boyd | |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the 1st free throw | 73-90 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the 2nd free throw | 73-91 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 73-91 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky snags the defensive board | 73-91 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Zavacky | 73-93 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern scores on a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Gabriel Gallo - foul #2 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #11 | 75-93 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG) Jerry Zavacky | |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern makes the free throw | 76-93 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller is hacked by Preston Bryan - foul #5 on Preston Bryan, team foul #13 | 76-93 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd (PF) Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller misses the 1st free throw | 76-93 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller makes the 2nd free throw | 76-94 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono hits a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Gabriel Gallo - foul #3 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #12 | 78-94 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono makes the free throw | 79-94 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams runs out the clock | 79-94 |